On the performance of brown skua, Catharacta antarctica, vocalizations

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Cardoso, Gonçalo C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

brown skua; Catharacta antarctica; vocal performance; vocalization

Indexed keywords

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEABIRD; VOCALIZATION;

CATHARACTA ANTARCTICA;

EID: 46849085564     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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